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Basketball St. Anthony

LIVE UPDATES: St. Anthony vs. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame, CIF State Basketball

St. Anthony will look to snag another road win in the CIF State Division I boys’ basketball playoffs tonight, visiting the No. 3 seed Sherman Oaks Notre Dame. Follow along for live score updates starting at 6pm, then check back later tonight for coverage of the game! Click here if you can’t see the updates. […]

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Baseball Long Beach State

FEATURE: Dodgers Organist Dieter Ruehle Stars In Long Beach For Dirtbags

The562’s coverage of Dirtbags Baseball for the 2022 season is sponsored by P2S, Inc. Visit p2sinc.com to learn more. There is an inherent old-school feel at Bohl Diamond at Blair Field where the Long Beach State Dirtbags call home and the local high schools play their league games. Despite the new state-of-the-art stadium lights, fresh […]

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Basketball Long Beach Poly Millikan St. Anthony

TODAY: St. Anthony, Long Beach Poly, Millikan State Basketball Playoffs

Three Long Beach basketball teams are keeping it rolling tonight in the second round of the CIF State playoffs. St. Anthony beat Torrey Pines in the first round and travels to Sherman Oaks Notre Dame tonight at 6:30 p.m. in the second round of the D1 playoffs.  The Long Beach Poly girls outlasted Westview Tuesday and will […]

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Long Beach State Volleyball

Naples Car Wash Sponsors The562.org’s Long Beach State Volleyball Coverage

The562.org is pleased to announce our latest sport-specific sponsor. Naples Car Wash has stepped up to sponsor all of The562’s coverage of the Long Beach State men’s and women’s volleyball programs from now through the 2022-23 school year. Naples Car Wash is Long Beach’s best-known hand wash and detailing service, located on Naples Island adjacent […]

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Lakewood Wrestling

Wrestling: Lakewood’s Saiheron Preciado-Meza Third In State

A week after winning the CIF Masters championship at 189 pounds, Lakewood wrestler Saiheron Preciado-Meza finished third at the CIF State completion last weekend. Preciado-Meza finishes the season with 34 wins and only one loss, which came during the State competition in Bakersfield. Thirty of her victories came via the pin. Fellow Lakewood wrestler Zainab […]

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Long Beach Poly Volleyball Wilson

Boys’ Volleyball: Wilson Opens Moore League By Beating Long Beach Poly

With the match tied after two sets, the Wilson boys’ volleyball team went to a familiar face in Leo Pravednikov. The Wilson senior and reigning Moore League Player of the Year guided the school to its first ever CIF volleyball title last year. On Tuesday, Pravednikov took over the match and Poly had no answer […]

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Basketball Long Beach Poly Millikan St. Anthony

ROUNDUP: CIF State Basketball Playoffs, Round One

Four Long Beach teams took the court on Tuesday in the first round of the CIF State basketball championships. Here’s a look at how each team fared, with links to our coverage from the games: Boys’ Basketball Division I St. Anthony 64, Torrey Pines 52 The Saints made the drive south and knocked off the […]

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Basketball Millikan

CIF State Basketball: Millikan Runs Away With First Ever Win

The Millikan boys’ basketball team have started their last two postseason games very slowly. A huge halftime deficit was too much to overcome in the CIF Southern Section Division 3A semifinals last week, but the Rams learned their lesson and ran away from Bravo with a 79-49 first round win in the CIF State Division […]